Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 14:34:34 -0800 From: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> To: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dell 5150 laptop and lost PS/2 touchpad Message-ID: <20031223223434.GA64154@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <1072218026.1268.23.camel@gyros> References: <20031223220836.GA63638@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <1072217457.1268.21.camel@gyros> <20031223221655.GB63638@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <1072218026.1268.23.camel@gyros>
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On Tue, Dec 23, 2003 at 05:20:26PM -0500, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: > On Tue, 2003-12-23 at 17:16, Steve Kargl wrote: > > > > Thanks for the URL. My next chores are the update acpi on > > the dell and install XFree86. > > My point was this didn't happen until I did the BIOS update. That BIOS > update is important, though, so this would make a good errata item. I > seem to recall some other laptops (maybe Dell only) have this problem, > too. > My laptop came with the A24 BIOS. Upon re-reading your notes, I see your problem with the touchpad started after a BIOS upgade to A23. What puzzled me about whether this was a BIOS or FreeBSD code problem is that I also have a Dell 4150 and its touchpad works without a problem (although I don't recall which BIOS I have installed). -- Steve
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